From a press release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of [...]

The following content was originally published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, warning us that toddlers and seniors are most often injured in battery-swallowing incidents. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Small, coin-sized batteries can be found in products in nearly every home in America. From the flashlight sitting on the table, to the remote control next [...]

Data shows that there has been a large increase in the number of children who have been hurt, or even lost their lives as the result of swallowing coin-size lithium batteries.  According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the number of cases has more than quadrupled from 2006–2010 compared to the previous four-year period. In [...]

Doctors are warning parents about an increase in the health risks involving the swallowing of BB-sized magnetic balls from executive desk toys, Buckyballs, Nanospheres, Zen Magnets and Magnet Balls. According to a news release from the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, toys that contain magnets made of “rare earth” mineral that contain the [...]